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Washington 3,
Buffalo 2
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 11, 2021
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Brad Meier, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Jesse Marquis, Mitch Hunt
Attendance: 9554
Where: KeyBank Center, Buffalo, New York
Referees: Brad Meier, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen: Jesse Marquis, Mitch Hunt
Attendance: 9554
Final Scoring Summary
| Final OT | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
| Washington | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1SO | 3 |
| Buffalo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Periods:
- All
- 1
- 2
- 3
- OT
- SO
1
| Washington | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | 0:00 | |
| Lars Eller shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 0:23 | |
| 0:24 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 0:37 | Robert Hagg blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 1:07 | Kyle Okposo hits Martin Fehervary. | |
| 1:21 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Michael Sgarbossa. | |
| Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 1:36 | |
| 1:40 | Giveaway by Vinnie Hinostroza. | |
| Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 1:41 | |
| Michael Sgarbossa hits Anders Bjork. | 1:47 | |
| Shot by Carl Hagelin misses the net | 1:48 | |
| Dmitry Orlov hits Rasmus Asplund. | 2:26 | |
| Beck Malenstyn hits Rasmus Dahlin. | 2:36 | |
| Martin Fehervary blocks shot from Robert Hagg. | 3:35 | |
| Lars Eller scores. Assisted by Conor Sheary and T.J. Oshie. | 3:40 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 3:40 | |
| 3:54 | Giveaway by Brett Murray. | |
| 4:01 | Will Butcher shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Aliaksei Protas blocks shot from Kyle Okposo. | 4:25 | |
| 4:45 | Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 4:46 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Michael Sgarbossa. | |
| Michael Sgarbossa wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons. | 4:58 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 5:32 | |
| 5:45 | Mark Pysyk blocks shot from John Carlson. | |
| T.J. Oshie hits Will Butcher. | 5:51 | |
| T.J. Oshie blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | 6:20 | |
| Justin Schultz shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 6:46 | |
| 7:05 | Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 7:06 | |
| 7:13 | Vinnie Hinostroza wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. | |
| 7:29 | Robert Hagg hits Beck Malenstyn. | |
| Brett Leason shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 7:37 | |
| 8:06 | Shot by Vinnie Hinostroza misses the net | |
| 8:38 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. | |
| Beck Malenstyn hits Rasmus Dahlin. | 8:48 | |
| 9:04 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 9:41 | Takeaway by Tage Thompson. | |
| Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 9:50 | |
| 9:59 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 10:04 | Robert Hagg shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Matt Irwin blocks shot from Vinnie Hinostroza. | 10:16 | |
| 10:35 | Jacob Bryson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons. | 10:36 | |
| 11:06 | Henri Jokiharju shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 11:07 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. | |
| 11:12 | Mark Pysyk shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Shot by John Carlson misses the net | 11:34 | |
| Beck Malenstyn hits Mark Pysyk. | 11:38 | |
| Brett Leason shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 11:42 | |
| Shot by John Carlson misses the net | 11:59 | |
| 13:13 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 13:37 | Robert Hagg blocks shot from Conor Sheary. | |
| 13:48 | Vinnie Hinostroza scores. Assisted by Robert Hagg and Jacob Bryson. | |
| 13:48 | Zemgus Girgensons wins the faceoff against Michael Sgarbossa. | |
| Matt Irwin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 14:08 | |
| Michael Sgarbossa wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 14:09 | |
| Martin Fehervary hits John Hayden. | 14:26 | |
| 14:44 | John Hayden shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 14:46 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 14:54 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 15:55 | Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 16:24 | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 16:37 | |
| 16:38 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. | |
| 17:34 | John Hayden shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Nick Jensen hits Rasmus Asplund. | 17:41 | |
| Michael Sgarbossa hits Zemgus Girgensons. | 18:02 | |
| Michael Sgarbossa wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 18:24 | |
| 19:00 | Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Jeff Skinner. | 19:01 | |
| 19:10 | Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 19:54 | Victor Olofsson hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 19:59 | Anders Bjork shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. |
2
| Washington | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Nick Jensen blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | 0:18 | |
| 0:53 | Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 1:01 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 1:01 | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 1:02 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 1:03 | |
| 1:04 | Cody Eakin blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 1:42 | Dylan Cozens shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov hits Dylan Cozens. | 1:53 | |
| 2:09 | Will Butcher scores. Assisted by Rasmus Asplund and Kyle Okposo. | |
| 2:09 | Zemgus Girgensons wins the faceoff against Michael Sgarbossa. | |
| 2:46 | Rasmus Asplund hits Matt Irwin. | |
| 3:11 | Cody Eakin blocks shot from Nick Jensen. | |
| 3:21 | Vinnie Hinostroza shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Giveaway by Dmitry Orlov. | 3:35 | |
| 3:38 | Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | 3:42 | |
| 4:12 | Robert Hagg hits T.J. Oshie. | |
| 4:27 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 4:33 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Lars Eller shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 5:18 | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 5:29 | |
| Carl Hagelin hits John Hayden. | 7:09 | |
| 7:09 | Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. | |
| Martin Fehervary hits Tage Thompson. | 7:29 | |
| Beck Malenstyn hits Victor Olofsson. | 7:36 | |
| 7:59 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 8:11 | Kyle Okposo shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 8:13 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 8:24 | Shot by Kyle Okposo misses the net | |
| 9:23 | Robert Hagg blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 9:48 | Vinnie Hinostroza shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 9:56 | Shot by Robert Hagg misses the net | |
| 10:07 | Shot by Robert Hagg misses the net | |
| 10:13 | Takeaway by Cody Eakin. | |
| Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 10:21 | |
| 10:36 | John Hayden shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Michael Sgarbossa wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | 10:40 | |
| 10:44 | Zemgus Girgensons wins the faceoff against Connor McMichael. | |
| Michael Sgarbossa wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | 11:00 | |
| Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 11:16 | |
| Shot by Carl Hagelin misses the net | 11:22 | |
| Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 11:38 | |
| Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 11:39 | |
| Justin Schultz blocks shot from Tage Thompson. | 11:55 | |
| Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 12:12 | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 12:23 | |
| 12:38 | Robert Hagg hits Conor Sheary. | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 13:02 | |
| 13:02 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Aliaksei Protas hits Anders Bjork. | 13:16 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Zemgus Girgensons. | 13:37 | |
| 14:13 | Zemgus Girgensons penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 14:13 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against T.J. Oshie. | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 15:00 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 15:28 | |
| 15:36 | Henri Jokiharju hits Conor Sheary. | |
| 15:49 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Shot by Daniel Sprong misses the net | 17:04 | |
| 17:35 | Victor Olofsson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Martin Fehervary hits Victor Olofsson. | 18:00 | |
| 18:11 | Shot by Brett Murray misses the net | |
| Connor McMichael wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 18:12 | |
| 18:16 | Kyle Okposo penalty for high sticking - double minor - 4 mins (Double Minor). Drawn by T.J. Oshie. | |
| 18:16 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 18:42 | |
| Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. | 18:45 | |
| Giveaway by Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 19:48 | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 19:59 |
3
| Washington | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 0:00 | |
| 0:26 | Cody Eakin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| T.J. Oshie wins the faceoff against John Hayden. | 0:34 | |
| John Carlson shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 1:01 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 1:24 | |
| T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 1:25 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 1:26 | |
| Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. | 2:12 | |
| 2:47 | Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from T.J. Oshie. | |
| 3:20 | Shot by Brett Murray misses the net | |
| Michael Sgarbossa hits Kyle Okposo. | 3:34 | |
| 4:00 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 4:52 | Cody Eakin hits Lars Eller. | |
| 5:20 | Jacob Bryson hits Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 5:27 | |
| 5:37 | Robert Hagg blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | |
| Martin Fehervary scores. Assisted by Alex Ovechkin and Evgeny Kuznetsov. | 5:41 | |
| 5:41 | Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Shot by Dmitry Orlov misses the net | 6:20 | |
| 6:52 | Jeff Skinner hits Carl Hagelin. | |
| Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 7:25 | |
| 7:26 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Shot by Evgeny Kuznetsov misses the net | 7:36 | |
| 8:09 | Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 8:27 | Henri Jokiharju blocks shot from Alex Ovechkin. | |
| 8:50 | Jeff Skinner shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 8:50 | Tage Thompson wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 9:35 | Takeaway by Jeff Skinner. | |
| Martin Fehervary hits Kyle Okposo. | 9:47 | |
| Beck Malenstyn shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 10:01 | |
| Martin Fehervary hits Kyle Okposo. | 10:08 | |
| 10:16 | Shot by Brett Murray misses the net | |
| 10:18 | Zemgus Girgensons wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Martin Fehervary hits Rasmus Asplund. | 10:44 | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 11:05 | |
| Lars Eller wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 11:07 | |
| 11:11 | Anders Bjork blocks shot from Nick Jensen. | |
| Dmitry Orlov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 11:21 | |
| Michael Sgarbossa wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | 11:22 | |
| Carl Hagelin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 11:49 | |
| Daniel Sprong shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 12:05 | |
| 12:39 | Will Butcher blocks shot from Matt Irwin. | |
| T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 12:50 | |
| Conor Sheary shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 12:51 | |
| Shot by T.J. Oshie misses the net | 13:08 | |
| Martin Fehervary hits John Hayden. | 13:48 | |
| Shot by Brett Leason misses the net | 14:13 | |
| 14:27 | Rasmus Dahlin blocks shot from Beck Malenstyn. | |
| 14:29 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| 14:49 | Dylan Cozens wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 14:49 | Shot by Vinnie Hinostroza misses the net | |
| Conor Sheary blocks shot from Rasmus Dahlin. | 14:58 | |
| 15:11 | Shot by Dylan Cozens misses the net | |
| 15:21 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 15:25 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 15:25 | Jeff Skinner wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Martin Fehervary shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 15:37 | |
| 17:55 | Brett Murray shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 18:02 | |
| 18:02 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Tage Thompson. | 19:00 | |
| Shot by Alex Ovechkin misses the net | 19:01 | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 19:37 | |
| Takeaway by Dmitry Orlov. | 19:43 | |
| 19:52 | Mark Pysyk blocks shot from Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 19:54 |
1 OT
| Washington | Buffalo | |
|---|---|---|
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Cody Eakin. | 0:00 | |
| Giveaway by Alex Ovechkin. | 1:07 | |
| Alex Ovechkin shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 1:26 | |
| 2:16 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 2:19 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| 2:45 | Rasmus Dahlin shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| Evgeny Kuznetsov wins the faceoff against Dylan Cozens. | 2:45 | |
| T.J. Oshie shoots Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. | 3:24 | |
| 4:15 | Tage Thompson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek. | |
| 4:16 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Evgeny Kuznetsov. | |
| Dmitry Orlov penalty for slashing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Victor Olofsson. | 4:36 | |
| 4:36 | Cody Eakin wins the faceoff against Lars Eller. | |
| John Carlson blocks shot from Tage Thompson. | 4:55 |
Shootout
Round 1
| BUF | Shootout attempt by Tage Thompson. Saved by Vitek Vanecek. |
| WAS | Daniel Sprong scores on shootout attempt. |
Round 2
| BUF | Dylan Cozens misses the net. |
| WAS | Shootout attempt by Evgeny Kuznetsov. Saved by Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen. |
Round 3
| BUF | Victor Olofsson scores on shootout attempt. |
| WAS | T.J. Oshie scores on shootout attempt. |